Alien
PG. 09/22/2004.

Once Margaret asked about aliens, and Robert slapped her. It was an unusually precise slap for him, ending directly over her left ear. She immediately begged forgiveness.

Margaret had asked, before, "Where did my sister go?" This was the first time her widowed uncle had given her a helpful response.

Elena's grave was empty, and Robert would not speak of it. Margaret had never seen his bare arms, legs, or feet. He knew things about her she'd never told a soul. And when he slapped her that night, just for a second, his eyes turned to flat black pools.

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